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Competitions Recreation Shows/Exhibitions 

Inspiring!! The 10th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

July 13, 2023June 30, 2024 Jeff Butler 810 Views 0 Comments Aqua, AS Labruna, Candela, Cormabel, DeepSpeed, E'dyn, EODev, Evoy, Hydro Impulse, Laneva, Lasai, MEBC, Monaco, Performance Boats, Riva, RSElectric, Sealence, solar, Sud Plaisance, TU Delft, VAMP, Vita

Inspiring. That is the one word I would use – if forced to use only one word – to describe

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DIY Recreation Solar 

Book Review: Solar Electric Boats: Plan, Build and Benefit

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Jeff Butler 2292 Views 0 Comments Books, DIY, India, solar, The Gussies

Solar Electric Boats: Plan, Build and Benefit is a comprehensive and informative guide written by someone who knows the subject

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Hydrogen Recreation Solar Yachts 

New solar – hydrogen yacht runs on sunshine and water

January 27, 2021February 12, 2021 Jeff Butler 4708 Views 2 Comments hydrogen, Monaco, solar, Switzerland, The Gussies

The Aquon One is a luxury solar – hydrogen yacht completely powered by rooftop panels that generate electricity to run

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Recreation Solar 

New 48′ solar electric catamaran from Soel Yachts

October 13, 2020October 14, 2020 Jeff Butler 7217 Views 0 Comments catamaran, Netherlands, Soel Yachts, solar, The Gussies

The new Soel Senses 48 solar electric catamaran sleeps 8 and is the largest in the fleet from the award

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Recreation Commercial Competitions Gussies Awards (all) 

Winners of The 1st Gussies Electric Boat Awards

July 26, 2020December 19, 2023 Jeff Butler 8842 Views 4 Comments Awards, Ferries, France, India, Navalt, RIBs, Singapore, solar, The Gussies, Zodiac

The voting in the 1st ‘Gussies‘ electric boat awards – officially the Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats

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Recreation Solar 

Solar electric yacht company selected top environment solution

May 5, 2020 Jeff Butler 7295 Views 0 Comments Efficient Solution, France, Netherlands, Scotland, solar, The Gussies, UK

Solar electric yacht company Soel Yachts has been selected as one of the 1000 Efficient Solutions endorsed by the Solar

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Recreation Investment Solar 

Norwegian solar boat launches new crowdfunding campaign

May 3, 2020March 2, 2024 Jeff Butler 5762 Views 0 Comments Crowdfunding, Investment, Norway, solar

The latest electric boat project to pursue the crowdfunding path is the 6.2 metre (21 ft) Norwegian solar boat Freepower

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Research 

Clean hydrogen ship completes 9,000 km Atlantic crossing

April 22, 2020 Jeff Butler 5721 Views 0 Comments Atlantic Ocean, Energy Observer, hydrogen, Sails, solar, The Gussies

The Energy Observer hydrogen ship and her crew have successfully completed the latest stage in their round the world odyssey

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Recreation 

New inflatable solar catamaran is ‘light as air’

January 24, 2020February 3, 2020 Jeff Butler 9243 Views 0 Comments Boot Dusseldorf, Slovenia, solar, The Gussies

This new inflatable solar catamaran debuting at the Duesseldorf Boat Show is a clean energy pontoon-type boat that is perfect

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Solar Cruising Boats Recreation 

New Electracraft solar model gives 50 mile range

June 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Jeff Butler 7586 Views 0 Comments solar, The Gussies, US

Electracraft, one of the world’s oldest and largest manufacturers of electric boats, has introduced the first of three solar models

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DIY Solar 

Dad and daughter build DIY solar catamaran

March 10, 2019January 26, 2020 Antony Harris 6639 Views 0 Comments Australia, catamaran, DIY, solar, The Gussies

One of the great things about electric boats at this stage in their development is the innovations that ‘regular’ people

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Commercial Recreation Water Taxis Work Boats 

Solar electric dolphin watching in Key West

March 4, 2019April 4, 2019 Jeff Butler 2729 Views 0 Comments batteries, solar, The Gussies, Torqeedo, USA

Fourteen years ago Billy Litmer took a Greyhound bus to Key West and went snorkeling. “It was my first time

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Recreation Yachts 

This yacht could sail around the world using only the sun.

February 4, 2019March 3, 2019 Jeff Butler 3296 Views 0 Comments solar, The Gussies

I’m not going to spend an awful lot of time writing about this yacht, the Solar Impact, because I can

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Motors + Engines Outboards Recreation 

This motor and battery are only 20 lbs – together

January 27, 2019July 4, 2019 Jeff Butler 4500 Views 0 Comments dinghies, Electric Paddle, solar, The Gussies, United States

People wonder if government warnings are effective in promoting new energy solutions. Well, in this case, absolutely, albeit in a

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Cargo Ships Commercial 

Cargo ship with solar panels could help cut use of world’s dirtiest fuels

January 27, 2019September 22, 2019 Jeff Butler 6030 Views 0 Comments solar, The Gussies

New EnergySail technology adds solar panels to cargo ships along with an automated rigid wing sail in a system to

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